Many indigenous communities see the climate crisis as another form of colonialism. First World countries have colonized the atmosphere with their greenhouse gas emissions. And there is a risk that carbon removal infrastructure reinforces business-as-usual. So, what is the best approach to decolonizing the atmosphere? How can we tackle climate change in a way that fits with broader progressive goals around equity and social justice?
\nDr. Holly Jean Buck is a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA\u2019s Institute on the Environment and Sustainability and the author of After Geoengineering: Climate Tragedy, Repair, and Restoration. Dr. Buck joins Ross to discuss her recent article in Progressive International, \u2018How to Decolonize the Atmosphere.\u2019 She describes how the ideas in The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth informed her thinking and introduces us to the concept of settler colonialism as it relates to climate change.
\nDr. Buck walks us through her three progressive goals for carbon removal: 1) link carbon with the managed decline of fossil fuels, 2) ensure public ownership and return on investment, and 3) advocate for a global framework for carbon removal. Listen in for Dr. Buck\u2019s insight on the interconnectedness of the climate crisis with the other major issues we face and find out why she is concerned about the way social media may be influencing scientific research.
\nResources
\n\n\nThe Red Deal Part 1: End the Occupation
\nBeyond Wiindigo Infrastructure by Winona LaDuke, Deborah Cowen
\nAfter Geoengineering: Climate Tragedy, Repair, and Restoration by Holly Jean Buck
\nGlobal CCS Institute Report on Climate Change
\nRhodium Report on Jobs & Direct Air Capture
\nRhodium Report on Policies for the US to Advance Direct Air Capture
\nSad by Design: On Platform Nihilism by Geert Lovink
\n\n\n\u2018Climate Change is a Waste Management Problem\u2019 in Issues in Science and Technology
\nAll Hell Breaking Loose: The Pentagon\u2019s Perspective on Climate Change by Michael T. Klare
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